Russian Passport
The Russian passport is an important travel document for citizens of the Russian Federation. It provides access to 85 countries without requiring a visa. This allows Russian passport holders to travel freely to these destinations.
In addition to visa-free travel, the Russian passport enables holders to obtain e-visas for 49 countries. This streamlines the visa application process and allows for quicker travel.
Furthermore, Russian passports allow for visas on arrival in 11 countries. However, in 86 countries, a traditional visa is required before travel. The Russian Federation has a population of approximately 145 million people as of 2021.
Visa-free map
Nearby countries
The nearest visa free countries to visit for Russian passport holders are Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Macao.
Visa free countries
So, where can Russians travel without a visa? We have listed all the countries where Russia citizens can travel visa-free, eliminating the hassle of visa paperwork.
Europe
- 🇦🇩 Andorra (90 days)
- 🇧🇾 Belarus (Unlimited)
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 days)
- 🇲🇩 Moldova (90 days)
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro (30 days)
- 🇸🇲 San Marino (90 days)
- 🇷🇸 Serbia (30 days)
- 🇳🇴 Norway (Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway.)
Africa
- 🇦🇴 Angola (30 days)
- 🇧🇼 Botswana (90 days)
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde (60 days)
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini (30 days)
- 🇲🇼 Malawi (30 days)
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius (90 days)
- 🇲🇦 Morocco (3 months)
- 🇳🇦 Namibia (90 days)
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé and PrÃncipe (15 days)
- 🇿🇦 South Africa (90 days)
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia (3 months)
Americas
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda (6 months)
- 🇦🇷 Argentina (3 months)
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas (3 months)
- 🇧🇧 Barbados (28 days)
- 🇧🇿 Belize (90 days)
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia (90 days)
- 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days)
- 🇨🇱 Chile (90 days)
- 🇨🇴 Colombia (90 days)
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (90 days)
- 🇨🇺 Cuba (90 days)
- 🇩🇲 Dominica (21 days)
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (30 days)
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador (90 days)
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador (180 days)
- 🇬🇩 Grenada (3 months)
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala (90 days)
- 🇬🇾 Guyana (90 days)
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹ Haiti (3 months)
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ Honduras (3 months)
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica (90 days)
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua (90 days)
- 🇵🇦 Panama (90 days)
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay (90 days)
- 🇵🇪 Peru (183 days)
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days)
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia (6 weeks)
- 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 month)
- 🇸🇷 Suriname (90 days)
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago (90 days)
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay (3 months)
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela (90 days)
Asia
- 🇦🇲 Armenia (180 days)
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (90 days)
- 🇧🇳 Brunei (14 days)
- 🇹🇼 China (15 days)
- 🇬🇪 Georgia (1 year)
- 🇮🇷 Iran (15 days / 30 days)
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (90 days)
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (90 days)
- 🇱🇦 Laos (60 days)
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia (1 month)
- 🇲🇻 Maldives (90 days)
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia (30 days)
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar (30 days)
- 🇴🇲 Oman (14 days / 30 days)
- 🇵🇠Philippines (30 days)
- 🇶🇦 Qatar (30 days)
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan (Unlimited)
- 🇹🇠Thailand (60 days)
- 🇹🇷 Turkey (60 days)
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (90 days)
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (Unlimited)
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam (45 days)
- 🇵🇸 Palestine (Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.)
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong (14 days)
- 🇲🇴 Macao (30 days)
Oceania
- 🇫🇯 Fiji (4 months)
- 🇰🇮 Kiribati (90 days)
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia (30 days)
- 🇵🇼 Palau (30 days)
- 🇼🇸 Samoa (60 days)
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (30 days)
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (31 days)
- 🇳🇺 Niue (30 days)
- 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands (14 days visa-free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.)
This data has been sourced from Wikipedia and was last updated on 6/1/2025.